Night fugue, a rocking chair revelry,
tranquility, a subtle benign backdrop,
stillness after hour moonlit blush,
pearlescent pin drop muted by night,
black ink curtain’s gaunt phantom cordon,
to dream world bereft of burden or angst,
squeaking window, drawn blinds,
svelte whisper,
sigh in satin pillow, anxious relief,
tangible wall silent wall as quietude,
I saunter, loose limb aplomb, without dread,
heart of nocturne, poised placid stark lull,
mystic star nebula to fire the imagination,
auric ally with tension purged,
perception from idyllic hushed zone,
sublime susurrus, slackens earthly cross,
melding with charcoal tarp that sonic,
buffer to a water down acoustic,
that might instill a heaven bound bliss,
ghostly figure wink under amber lamp post,
is this a symbol of deep contentment,
as that other wondrous realm the dawn emerges,
butterfly and bee mimic that I am,
that sentient being who flits between,
dual sedative soothing poles apart,
gamut where dew beadlet on green stalk,
has a mellowing sway on rapid pulse,
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